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Purple Line Briefing M-NCPPC - Commission Meeting March 18, 2009
March 18, 2009
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Project Purpose • To enhance mobility and accessibility by providing a faster, more direct and more reliable east-west transit option • Improve system connectivity by: – Making it easier to get to Metrorail through connections to both branches of the Metrorail Red line, the Green line and Orange line – Connecting to all three MARC lines and Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor – Connecting to major local and regional bus services
• Provide direct links between major central business districts and key activity centers. • Support economic viability, community revitalization, and transit oriented development
March 18, 2009
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Project Description • 16-mile transitway in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties • Provides 21 stations • Primarily street-running with segments aerial or below grade at key areas • Serves local community by walk and bus access • Adds an important link in regional transit system • Only opportunity to improve east-west transportation inside the Beltway
March 18, 2009
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Project Performance • LRT capital costs range from $1.2 to $1.6 billion • LRT O&M costs range from $26.4 to $22.8 million • Projected daily ridership up to 68,000; compares favorably to other systems in the US • 40% of riders will use Metrorail for part of their trips • All alternatives meet federal cost-effectiveness criteria
March 18, 2009
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Public Outreach • Extensive public outreach since 2003 • Open houses, website, newsletters, community meetings, community focus groups, stakeholder meetings, county and agency coordination • AA/DEIS published October 17, 2008 • Review period continued through January 14, 2009 • Four Public Hearings, • Attendance: 750 people, • Over 450 comments received at hearings • Strong support for light rail from both Counties, major stakeholders, and the public • Over 3,000 comments submitted during the comment period
March 18, 2009
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Capital Crescent Trail Develop design details for the Capital Crescent/Georgetown Branch Trail including, among other items, mitigation for tree loss.
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Capital Crescent Trail
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Capital Crescent Trail • Continue the trail through the tunnel under Wisconsin Avenue • Where feasible and where no additional right of way is required, widen trail to 12 feet with two foot soft shoulders on both sides.
Columbia Country Club • County-owned Georgetown Branch right of way bi-sects the Country Club • Design focus is on compatibility
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Wayne Avenue In Silver Spring • Surface alignment – in shared lanes – is preferred • Surface alignment keeps station at proposed new library site • Tunnel alternative undergoing review by MTA prior to selection of Locally Preferred Alternative
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The Crossroads • Transit Center Station • University Blvd Median • Focus On Pedestrian Safety
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University of Maryland Campus Drive Alignment
• MTA preferred option • Planning Department & Master Plan of Transportation recommended option • Consistent with Campus Master Plan • Best option: future West Campus stop & International Corridor revitalization • Best operational “fit” 12
East Campus Potential multi-modal transit center: • Metrorail Green Line • Purple Line
• MetroBus • TheBus • University Shuttle •Future US 1 shuttle
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East Campus Transit Center • Mixed use, transit-oriented development • 38 acre parcel • Bordered by US Route 1 & Paint Branch Parkway • Office, retail, hotel/conference, residential • Multi-modal connects: main campus, US 1 and College Park.
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Prince George’s County Challenges • Paint Branch Parkway • Operationally critical • MTA: shared lane • County: Purple Line dedicated right-of-way • Safety concerns • Cost and maintenance responsibilities • On-going coordination: DPW&T, SHA and MTA
• Maintenance facility (S&I yard) • Light duty • North Glenridge (Veteran’s Parkway & Riverdale Road) • Major Parks & Recreation Department facility • Operationally ideal • Noise, site acquisition and operations transfer challenges • Coordination: M-NCPPC, MTA and DPW&T 15
Prince George’s County Challenges • MD 201 & MD 401 •At-grade vs. aerial alignment
• Concerns: Frontage property and PL alignment with B-W Parkway concerns • Future Purple Line connection: Rhode Island Ave. Transitway (DC) • Riverdale and East Pines Transit-oriented Redevelopment 16
Next Steps • • • • •
Addressing county requests for additional studies Refinement of Phase II travel forecasting model Risk assessment Continuing community outreach Continuing coordination with counties on Locally Preferred alternative
March 18, 2009
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Project Schedule • LPA selection anticipated
Spring 2009
• Request to enter Preliminary Engineering
Fall 2009
• New Starts submission
Fall 2009
• Final Environmental Impact
Fall 2011
• Begin Final Design
Fall 2011
• Begin Construction
2013
March 18, 2009
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March 18, 2009
1
Project Purpose • To enhance mobility and accessibility by providing a faster, more direct and more reliable east-west transit option • Improve system connectivity by: – Making it easier to get to Metrorail through connections to both branches of the Metrorail Red line, the Green line and Orange line – Connecting to all three MARC lines and Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor – Connecting to major local and regional bus services
• Provide direct links between major central business districts and key activity centers. • Support economic viability, community revitalization, and transit oriented development
March 18, 2009
2
Project Description • 16-mile transitway in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties • Provides 21 stations • Primarily street-running with segments aerial or below grade at key areas • Serves local community by walk and bus access • Adds an important link in regional transit system • Only opportunity to improve east-west transportation inside the Beltway
March 18, 2009
3
Project Performance • LRT capital costs range from $1.2 to $1.6 billion • LRT O&M costs range from $26.4 to $22.8 million • Projected daily ridership up to 68,000; compares favorably to other systems in the US • 40% of riders will use Metrorail for part of their trips • All alternatives meet federal cost-effectiveness criteria
March 18, 2009
4
Public Outreach • Extensive public outreach since 2003 • Open houses, website, newsletters, community meetings, community focus groups, stakeholder meetings, county and agency coordination • AA/DEIS published October 17, 2008 • Review period continued through January 14, 2009 • Four Public Hearings, • Attendance: 750 people, • Over 450 comments received at hearings • Strong support for light rail from both Counties, major stakeholders, and the public • Over 3,000 comments submitted during the comment period
March 18, 2009
5
Capital Crescent Trail Develop design details for the Capital Crescent/Georgetown Branch Trail including, among other items, mitigation for tree loss.
6
Capital Crescent Trail
7
Capital Crescent Trail • Continue the trail through the tunnel under Wisconsin Avenue • Where feasible and where no additional right of way is required, widen trail to 12 feet with two foot soft shoulders on both sides.
Columbia Country Club • County-owned Georgetown Branch right of way bi-sects the Country Club • Design focus is on compatibility
9
Wayne Avenue In Silver Spring • Surface alignment – in shared lanes – is preferred • Surface alignment keeps station at proposed new library site • Tunnel alternative undergoing review by MTA prior to selection of Locally Preferred Alternative
10
The Crossroads • Transit Center Station • University Blvd Median • Focus On Pedestrian Safety
11
University of Maryland Campus Drive Alignment
• MTA preferred option • Planning Department & Master Plan of Transportation recommended option • Consistent with Campus Master Plan • Best option: future West Campus stop & International Corridor revitalization • Best operational “fit” 12
East Campus Potential multi-modal transit center: • Metrorail Green Line • Purple Line
• MetroBus • TheBus • University Shuttle •Future US 1 shuttle
13
East Campus Transit Center • Mixed use, transit-oriented development • 38 acre parcel • Bordered by US Route 1 & Paint Branch Parkway • Office, retail, hotel/conference, residential • Multi-modal connects: main campus, US 1 and College Park.
14
Prince George’s County Challenges • Paint Branch Parkway • Operationally critical • MTA: shared lane • County: Purple Line dedicated right-of-way • Safety concerns • Cost and maintenance responsibilities • On-going coordination: DPW&T, SHA and MTA
• Maintenance facility (S&I yard) • Light duty • North Glenridge (Veteran’s Parkway & Riverdale Road) • Major Parks & Recreation Department facility • Operationally ideal • Noise, site acquisition and operations transfer challenges • Coordination: M-NCPPC, MTA and DPW&T 15
Prince George’s County Challenges • MD 201 & MD 401 •At-grade vs. aerial alignment
• Concerns: Frontage property and PL alignment with B-W Parkway concerns • Future Purple Line connection: Rhode Island Ave. Transitway (DC) • Riverdale and East Pines Transit-oriented Redevelopment 16
Next Steps • • • • •
Addressing county requests for additional studies Refinement of Phase II travel forecasting model Risk assessment Continuing community outreach Continuing coordination with counties on Locally Preferred alternative
March 18, 2009
17
Project Schedule • LPA selection anticipated
Spring 2009
• Request to enter Preliminary Engineering
Fall 2009
• New Starts submission
Fall 2009
• Final Environmental Impact
Fall 2011
• Begin Final Design
Fall 2011
• Begin Construction
2013
March 18, 2009
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